Ray Brown recently said."…We've put our hands up to say 'we have the capabilities, we have the capacities' and I'm confident the majority of our people have the compassion."

With Queensland's council elections due next March, Cr Brown said he was well aware he could pay a political price.

"That does not bother me. It doesn't bother me,well sir it bothers us . The lack of Employment opportunities already in the area .The infrastructure to support these people adapt to the Australian way of life. He has lied and used statistics from 2012 when the mining boom was still present in the area.